- Many professional illustrators and digital artists consider Autodesk Sketchbook one of the best drawing apps. The features that put this app at the top of the list are the tools and exceptional user interface (UI). Tools-wise, there are 140+ brushes, various blending modes, and an unlimited number of layers that can be grouped.
- Create, prototype, collaborate, and bring your ideas to life with the design platform used by over one million people — from freelancers, to the world’s largest teams. Try for Free See pricing Fully featured 30-day free trial. Sketch requires macOS Mojave (10.14.4) or newer.
The Mac OS App Store has more and more to offer graphic designers looking for productivity software for their Mac. However, that means there is more and more to wade through to find the good stuff, just like when looking for iPhone apps. But hold on! We did the hard work and research and found a combination of the highest-rated but also most useful apps for graphic designers!
You won’t find any crayon coloring programs, goofy logo-makers, tacky stationary templates and what-not. We picked all of the best-rated apps, starting with 5 stars, and worked our way down.
Create, prototype, collaborate, and bring your ideas to life with the design platform used by over one million people — from freelancers, to the world’s largest teams. Try for Free See pricing Fully featured 30-day free trial. Sketch requires macOS.
There is a lot to pick from, but we hope you can make use of a few of the gems we found below. Happy apping!
How to browse the Top 20 Mac App Store Apps list
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Top 20 Mac App Store Apps for Graphic Designers
1. Acorn – The Image Editor for Humans
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2. Classic Color Meter
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3. ColorSchemer Studio
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4. Panafont
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5. Art Directors Toolkit
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6. Cheetah 3D
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7. Pixelmator
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8. Sketchbook Pro
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9. Diagrammix
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10. Persistent Color Picker
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11. Prototypes
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12. Patterno
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13. Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
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14. Artboard
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15. iStudio Publisher
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16. Hype
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17. Font Catalog Creator
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18. Strata Design 3D SE
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19. The Print Shop 2
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20. Fontcase
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